In re R.F. CA1/4

Filed 8/12/16 In re R.F. CA1/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

In re R.F., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. R.F., A146996 Defendant and Appellant. (City and County of San Francisco Super. Ct. No. JW126300)

Appellant R.F. appeals from a denial of a Welfare and Institutions Code section 7781 petition to modify a previous disposition order placing him in juvenile hall. R.F.’s appointed appellate counsel submitted a brief in accordance with People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. Counsel informed appellant of his right to personally file a supplemental brief within 30 days, and appellant did not avail himself of that option. Finding no issues requiring briefing, we affirm.

1 All subsequent unspecified statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 1

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND A. Underlying Petitions and Dispositions Appellant R.F. was charged in three separate section 602 petitions with various offenses occurring between August and December 2012. Appellant was first declared a ward of the court in January 2013 after admitting to a misdemeanor count of making a criminal threat (Pen. Code, § 422) and two felony counts of firearm possession (Pen Code, §§ 25850, subd. (a), 25400, subd. (a)(2)) as charged in two of the section 602 petitions. After a contested disposition hearing on January 28, 2013, appellant was committed to the Log Cabin Ranch School (LCRS). While at LCRS, it was alleged that appellant and several others conspired to put urine and feces in another minor’s water bottle. Based on this incident, appellant was expelled from the LCRS program and a probation violation petition (see § 777, subd. (a)) was filed. After appellant admitted the violation, his wardship was redeclared, and he was committed to Mary’s Help, an out-of- home placement, in July of 2013. Reports on appellant’s progress at Mary’s Help were generally positive. A December 2013 report described him as “cooperative and respectful” and noted that he had no incident reports and “all parties involved [were] very proud of [appellant]” in light of the positive changes in his behavior and attitude. The permanent plan for appellant at that time was for him to be able to return home in June 2014 after successful completion of the program. However, in February 2014, appellant ran away from the program after staff found him with contraband (a cell phone) and an arrest warrant issued. In June 2014, appellant was arrested after being spotted by the police at a strip mall in San Francisco. On July 1, 2014, the court reinstated appellant on probation and ordered him to be placed at Boy’s Republic in Southern California. While at Boy’s Republic, appellant completed high school and consequently graduated early from the program in November 2014, at which time he returned to live with his mother in San Francisco. On March 10, 2015, appellant and three others were arrested on gun possession charges. Although no new charges were filed, a section 777 probation violation petition